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Key insights into immune responses after COVID-19 vaccination in Indigenous people

Researchers evaluated immune responses to COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA vaccinations among Indigenous Australian First Nations (FN) individuals by comorbidity and ethnicity.

1 Jun 2023

What was SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in Italian blood donors?

Researchers evaluated titers and types of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies in voluntary blood donors.

1 Jun 2023

Spike in childhood human metapneumovirus infections in Western Australia linked to reduced COVID-19 measures

Researchers investigated the prevalence of human metapneumovirus through 2020 considering the implementation of NPIs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 May 2023

Autoantibodies against 'synaptic adhesion protein' can cause schizophrenia-related changes

Links have been reported between schizophrenia and proteins produced by the immune system that can act against one's own body, known as autoantibodies.

31 May 2023

The immunopathology of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: highlighting the knowledge gaps

The immunopathology of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).

31 May 2023

Dutch scientists unveil the integral role of CD5L protein in IgM structure and function

Researchers in the Netherlands assessed the structure of human circulatory IgM and its relationship with the small CD5L protein.

31 May 2023

Aggressive lung pathogen may not be prone to person-to-person transmission

A little-known bacterium -; a distant cousin of the microbes that cause tuberculosis and leprosy -; is emerging as a public health threat capable of causing severe lung infections among vulnerable populations, those with compromised immunity or reduced lung function.

30 May 2023

Mental health profoundly impacts inflammatory responses in the body

Study uncovered mechanisms by which psychological stress affects bowel inflammation.

30 May 2023

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

To commemorate World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, we speak to Dr. Cameron McAlpine about his latest research that sought to understand better the proteins and signals that act as messengers between brain and immune cells in MS.

30 May 2023

Study maps immune responses produced by COVID-19 vaccination in First Nations population

Published in Nature Immunology and Nature Briefing, the research is the first of its kind to decisively map immune responses produced by a COVID-19 vaccination in any First Nations populations.

29 May 2023

Japanese natto consumption may help realize a healthy and longer-living society

Health is wealth as the saying goes and new research now shows that it is possible to have a healthy, less stressed society through familiar and inexpensive foods.

26 May 2023

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

Researchers explored associations between prolonged exposure to air pollution and severe coronavirus disease 2019.

26 May 2023

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

25 May 2023

immunity News and Research

Key insights into immune responses after COVID-19 vaccination in Indigenous people

What was SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in Italian blood donors?

Spike in childhood human metapneumovirus infections in Western Australia linked to reduced COVID-19 measures

Autoantibodies against 'synaptic adhesion protein' can cause schizophrenia-related changes

The immunopathology of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: highlighting the knowledge gaps

Dutch scientists unveil the integral role of CD5L protein in IgM structure and function

Aggressive lung pathogen may not be prone to person-to-person transmission

Mental health profoundly impacts inflammatory responses in the body

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

Study maps immune responses produced by COVID-19 vaccination in First Nations population

Japanese natto consumption may help realize a healthy and longer-living society

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

T-cell-inducing mRNA COVID-19 vaccine improves effectiveness

First systematic single-cell analysis of transcriptional variation within the T cell population

Novel vaccine offers hope for defeating epidemic meningitis by 2030

Nonhuman primate study helps explain how stem cell transplantation can kill HIV virus

Alzheimer’s development: Study reveals why apoE4 gene fails to protect the brain from inflammation

Immune cells targeting core protein play an important role in early immune defense against COVID-19

Scientists study the structure and function of a transporter involved in cancer, immunity

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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